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EU: Joint EU police operation involving 17288 officers from 17 states, searching 5531 trains, 6434 railway junctions and 1014 commercial sites: 39891 persons were subject to police measures

01 July 2011

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EU: Council of the European Union: Joint EU police operation involving 17 288 officers from 17 states, searching 5531 trains, 6434 railway junctions and 1014 commercial sites selling metal and non-ferrous metal. 39 891 persons were subject to police measures: Final report on Joint Police Operation RAILS (24-Blue) (pdf):

"JPO RAILS (24-Blue) focused essentially on checking the passenger trains and railway border-crossing points at the international level from the criminal investigation and policing point of view. Law enforcement authorities of 16 European countries – mainly members of the RAILPOL network – and of the United States of America participated in the operation."

The following countries participated in the operation, in May 2011: France, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Latvia, Luxembourg, the United States of America, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Romania, Bulgaria, Finland and the Frontex agency.

"During JPO RAILS (24-Blue), 17 participating countries carried out checks involving 17 288 officers, in the course of which 5531 trains, 6434 railway junctions and 1014 commercial sites selling metal and non-ferrous metal were checked. Out of the 39 891 persons subject to police measures, 861 were subject to measures restricting their personal freedom. In the course of the operation 18,63 tons of metal and non-ferrous metal were seized, 17,53 tons of which by the Hungarian authorities. The Hungarian customs authority recovered a significant amount of metal at an illegal commercial site. In addition, Germany seized 0,5 tons and Austria seized 0,6 tons of metal. As a result of checks carried out during the operation, 213 grams of drugs (12,1 grams of heavy and 200,9 grams of light drugs) were seized."

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